help me decide between 2 names

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help me decide between 2 names
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Sat, 05-17-2008 - 4:05am

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Registered: 03-15-2008
Sat, 05-17-2008 - 8:37am
Well, I dont watch Greys Anatomy. I still dont know what pro. your looking for. If youre looking for the CALL-ee pro. I would spell it Callie. If youre looking for the CAY-lee spelling I would spell it Kaley. I dislike the Caleigh spelling. I like both Annabel or Callie though! Gorgeous names!

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Sat, 05-17-2008 - 9:20am

I think Annabel is very sweet and seems like a nice compromise. It has a lot of great nn options that make it age well.


Callie is sweet, and I do like it. I really dislike the other spellings that you mentioned and if I saw Caleigh IRL I would be pretty unimpressed. I don't think many people would associate Callie with Grey's.


Both are nice choices- I do prefer Annabel because I think it ages better, and because then it avoids the kre8tif spellings that you may choose for Callie.



                             
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Sat, 05-17-2008 - 9:38am

Thank you very much for your input. Really Appreciate it.

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Sat, 05-17-2008 - 11:14am

Hi there.

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Registered: 11-25-2002
Sat, 05-17-2008 - 6:53pm

Oooo, my favorite is Calli by FAR! Annabel is okay, but there will be ten Isabellas going by "Bella" in her class. Caleigh is just more confusing, Callie is better but Calli is even a little edgy. You're a New Yorker!

Oh, and I never would have made the association with that TV show. By the time she's in grade school, that reference will be long forgotten. If I met a first grader named George, I wouldn't think of Seinfeld.

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Sat, 05-17-2008 - 10:45pm
Thx
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Sat, 05-17-2008 - 10:51pm

ok first thing that comes to my mind is that u already said u hate anna or ann, and if u name her annabel at some point in time it will be shortend to one of those variations. so why go with something u hate ???


If you were to go with Caleigh, IMO i like this spelling of it best ;)



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Registered: 12-07-2006
Sun, 05-18-2008 - 1:32am
I like Annabel, I just don't care for Callie its too nickname-ish for me.. I like Calista nn Callie though, that would be cute.
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Sun, 05-18-2008 - 1:38am
I have to admit, I find Callie a bit overly cute with any spelling, but Callie would definitely be the one I'd go with--I tend to prefer the most straightforward spelling, and this would be it. I prefer Annabel, but like someone pointed out, there are a lot of -belle names in play right now. Annabeth would be a lovely alternative, if you're looking for suggestions at all.

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Sun, 05-18-2008 - 9:09am
I like Callie much better than Annabel.

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